Jake Marmul Class: Freshman Hometown: Livonia, MI High School: Detroit Catholic Central Height / Weight: 6-1 / 190 Position: Midfield

A tremendous athlete ... arguably one of the top athletes on the team ... injured during the end of his final prep campaign ... unable to compete with the Irish during the 2007 fall season because of the injury ... has the ability to face off ... has a lot of upside.

PREP AND PERSONAL: A three-sport athlete at Detroit Catholic Central ... earned three letters in lacrosse and two in both football and basketball ... named an academic All-American as a senior ... garnered all-state, all-city and all-conference honors during his junior season of lacrosse as his team won the regional championship ... team fell in the state championship during both his junior and senior seasons after turning around a team that went 2-18 during his freshman campaign ... awarded the Father James Whalen Award at the end of his senior year ... the award is given annually to a senior who has excelled academically, is an outstanding athlete and is looked upon by his peers as a Christian gentleman ... two-time team captain ... has tallied 31 goals, 15 assists, 186 ground balls along with winning 70-percent of faceoffs taken ... led his team in ground balls as a junior ... a four-year varsity player on his lacrosse squad ... two-time Courage Award winner in football ... earned all-academic honors in basketball during his senior season ... played running back/defensive back and kick returner in football and was a guard on his basketball squad ... son of Laurel and Lawrence Marmul ... has two older sisters ... intends to major in business ... recorded a 3.333 GPA during his first semester at Notre Dame in the fall of 2007 ... currently enrolled in the First Year of Studies.